Gaza faces tragedy, Israeli Prime Minister raises conditions for ceasefire 0
(Dan Tri) – Fighting in Gaza continues, leading to a `tragedy` situation in hospitals when civilians are trapped.
Palestinian civilians evacuated to the southern area of Gaza after Israeli raids (Photo: Reuters).
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah released a daily report on November 12, saying it was unable to update casualty figures in Gaza after losing contact with hospitals.
`On November 11, after Israeli forces cut off services and communications at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Ministry of Health was unable to update casualty figures,` the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health’s report went on to mention the serious impact of the attacks on health care for patients in hospitals in Gaza.
`Tragedy is happening in hospitals: patients die without treatment, including children and adults who need dialysis and die at home without treatment,` Ministry of Health
In a statement on November 12, World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Ghebreyesus described the current situation as `catastrophic and dangerous`.
`It has been three days without electricity, no water and very poor internet, which has severely impacted our ability to provide essential care. Continuous shootings and bombings in the area
`The sad thing is that the number of patients who have died has increased significantly. Unfortunately, the hospital is no longer functioning as a hospital. The world cannot be silent while hospitals, which should be places of shelter,
The health crisis is increasingly serious in Gaza.
Gaza health officials and aid agencies said heavy fighting near Al-Shifa hospital had left the area in a `catastrophic situation`, with patients and staff trapped inside.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on November 12 that Al-Shifa hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza, is being used as a Hamas command center and civilians need to be evacuated.
`There’s no reason why we couldn’t get the patients out of there, instead of letting Hamas use this facility as a command center,` Netanyahu said.
The prime minister said Israel is helping patients `by creating safe corridors` for evacuation.
While the Israeli military said an evacuation corridor had been opened in the Al-Shifa hospital area, the International Committee of the Red Cross said no one passed through the corridor.
Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will not agree to a `cease fire across the entire area` of Gaza until all Israeli hostages are released.
These goals include: first, eliminating Hamas so that the group cannot carry out attacks like the October 7 attack;
The Israeli Prime Minister said that Hamas only called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to end the war against this group.
